Chapter 1999
The atmosphere at the Aggressive O2 Stadium was a little relaxed. After all, the game had just begun and both players were in the stage of testing and sparring, and the confrontation had not yet become intense.
A small number of spectators left the venue to adjust after the first doubles match and arrived late, walking lightly and crouching to get into their seats.
However, the scene on the court was quite different. The two players facing each other across the net were fully focused, and the air was filled with invisible swords and sabers.
Score, “0:2”.
Sub-score: “40:15”.
Gawain, knees bent, center of gravity flexible, taking small steps, full of concentration, waiting for Wawrinka to serve -
Area 1.
His pupils contracted and immediately captured Wawrinka's swing. His body reacted reflexively and moved sideways to the right with a step.
Stretch your arms and body as far to the right as possible; almost at the same time, without any sense of time difference, the tennis ball flies over.
Outside corner, forehand.
Gao Wen, accurate prediction.
As soon as his right leg stepped forward, his entire body was completely pushed out. Although this was a serve at a speed of 203 kilometers per hour, Gao Wen's conditioned reflex was very quick. He even reacted a millimeter in advance, buying some time and space for his swing and quickly moving forward.
Power, gushing out! Bang! Head-on collision.
It is not only about using the opponent's force to attack, but also about attacking with force.
Gao Wen, choose to fight hard.
The tennis ball was almost crushed in the collision and compression of speed and power, compressed to the extreme, and the reaction force was released instantly like a tidal wave.
whoosh.
A mustard yellow light with a long tail, like Halley's Comet, moved diagonally across the net and fell towards the sideline.
Fight fast with speed, and collide with power.
On the other side, Wawrinka's serve action had not yet returned to its original state. He tried to pull his center of gravity and rushed out, but found that his pace could not keep up at all.
"Inside the boundary!"
The linesman made a gesture, and then Wawrinka watched the tennis ball fly out from his forehand position, ending the point.
Before I could even blink.
“Wow, that’s wonderful!”
"Gawain was really bold. He caught a first serve, attacked without warning, and hit an ace on the return serve, winning the match neatly."
"Now, the situation is a little delicate."
"In this game, Wawrinka had already established his foothold and was in form, leading 40-0 and getting three consecutive game points, but he just missed a forehand shot, a very simple and casual error; then Gawain hit an ace on his return serve, and the three game points were reduced to only one in a blink of an eye."
"In my opinion, this is also Gao Wen's strategy."
"The overall tempo of indoor hard courts is still fast, and Kovan doesn't want to prolong the rounds, but rather follows the tempo. From the tactical layout of the first two games, we can see that Kovan made more attempts in the first three shots, which is different from the US Open, and his game style is maturing."
"After breaking the serve early in the game, Wawrinka was far ahead in this game. Kovan was not ready to fight, so he hit the ball boldly. In the previous point and this point, Kovan's attitude was to fight hard. If he scored, he would attack. If he lost, there was no loss."
"Wawrinka's hand was still a little tight, and he lost two game points in a blink of an eye."
"Then, in the next point, the pressure on Wawrinka will come."
incredible!
The serve at a speed of 203 kilometers per hour not only failed to establish an advantage, but was even directly countered with an ace in the return serve. The speed was so fast that Wawrinka, who was serving, had no time to react. It was so powerful and so exciting that the O2 Stadium could not react for a while.
Wait, what just happened? It was like...something flew over? — "40:30".
From last year to this year, although there are not many indoor hard court events, Gao Wen's overall performance is very good, and he has adapted to such a competition environment.
As a result, he won two consecutive Paris Masters titles and also won a clean victory in the year-end finals.
Stepping into the O2 Arena again this year, I feel even more familiar with the place.
Originally, Gao Wen had not planned to do anything in this game, after all, he had broken the serve first and had the advantage; but now it seems that Wawrinka still has not fully entered the state, which also means that there is still something to be done, so, how should Gao Wen play on the next point?
Be conservative? Take risks?
Start to get entangled?
The so-called strategy means that adjustments need to be made at any time according to the situation.
Gao Wen, step forward.
He moved his serve receiving position slightly forward half a step, just like Federer did during the hard court season in North America in the summer, creating pressure on the physical level.
Wawrinka noticed the detail at the first moment, but he didn't show any special reaction. He looked away and prepared to serve, as always, neatly and quickly.
District 2.
Chase.
Obviously, Wawrinka did notice Gawain's tactical intentions and immediately modified his serve tactics to create restrictions. The game between the two players had already begun.
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Gawain, head-on into the wall——
He was originally preparing to move forward and continue to exert pressure, but he encountered pressure from the serve, and his feet and body could not move freely, so he fell into a passive position.
However, Gawain was not a reckless person. Since he had formulated a tactic, he must have prepared a backup plan.
He dodged to the side, barely making half a body length free, then held the racket in his forehand position, blocked the ball, and cut sideways.
——Cutting.
After the grass court season, the North American summer hard court season, the Asian season, and the European indoor hard court season, Gao Wen's cutting skills have become more and more mature. Now he can show some of Federer's style, always breaking the balance at the most unexpected moment.
Defense instead of attack.
It was this light side cut that allowed Gawain to push the tennis ball back in a passive situation in a hurry, along a straight line, to create an angle.
Although he had no control over the power, speed, rotation, placement, etc., Gawain still controlled the line and pushed the tennis ball towards Wawrinka's forehand.
This ball was in the second zone. Wawrinka served from the backhand position, but Gawain cut the ball sideways and pushed it straight to the forehand position, mobilizing Wawrinka again.
On the front foot, he used his serve to break the game and gain a slight advantage for himself, but he didn't have time to launch the second shot to connect the attack.
On his back foot, Wawrinka had to move quickly sideways, taking two big strides across the court and attacking with a sweeping forehand shot like a roc spreading its wings.
Although there were some difficulties, the racket swing and hitting position were a little forced, but Wawrinka's offensive will was very firm and he forced a forehand attack.
"ah!"
Wawrinka, come on.
In the third game, Wawrinka, who was hit continuously, started to roar with all his strength early on.
Unfortunately, the results were far from satisfactory.
When the swing action and the hitting position are not in place, it is difficult to coordinate the forehand sweep attack, even for unreasonable and violent forehands like Del Potro and Gonzalez. Wawrinka is no exception. He was not able to fully devote his strength, but just opened up the angle.
Immediately, Wawrinka realized the crisis. He gripped the racket tightly with both hands, tightened his calf muscles, and took small steps to prepare for Gawain's powerful shot.
Tap, tap, tap.
Gao Wen was running wildly across the court, raising his forehand early and making a white crane spreading its wings movement. It was obvious at a glance that he was preparing to use the force to attack.
but!
At the moment of touching the ball, Gao Wen did not swing his forehand with force, but gently pushed it, wrapped the tennis ball with clever strength, and pushed it forward lightly.
(End of this chapter)